How to set env variables for maven to run test correctly?

Question

Is it possible to set env vars in pom.xml that junit tests uses? Netbeans can get env vars and builds project correnctly. But when i use command line (mvn clean -> mvn install),

Answer 1

There are two approaches I know.

Commandline:

You can pass it in command line like

mvn -DAM_HOME=conf install

Using pom :

If AM_HOM is the variable and the value is conf ,make entry like below.

<plugins>
    ...


 <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        ...
        <configuration>
            ...
            <environmentVariables>
                <AM_HOME>conf</AM_HOME>
            </environmentVariables>
        </configuration>
    </plugin>

...
<plugins>